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Professional golfer Sam Lee participates in the Ronald McDonald House of Charities Fiji’s Inaugural Golf Tournament in Denarau Nadi. Picture: FILE/REINAL CHAND

The Fiji Professional Golfers Association (Fiji PGA) is set to resume its 2021 season with a bang staging three major tournaments at the Denarau Golf and Racquet Club course in Nadi.

With the resumption of sporting activities expected to be given the green light next month, the Fiji PGA plans to complete its Tour Order Of Merit (OOM) events by the end of the year.

Fiji PGA secretary Amitesh Chandra said lucrative prizes would be up for grabs during the tournaments and the dates for the tournaments would be released once the sporting restrictions were lifted.

“The inaugural Fiji PGA Championship will offer a $15,000 prize purse for the professional players,” he said.

“In the amateur category, there will be $4000 worth of prizes. The Denarau Open will have a $5000 prize purse for professionals and $2000 worth of prizes for the amateurs.

“The prestigious President’s Cup will offer $10,000 for the professionals and $2000 worth of prizes for the amateurs.”

Sam Lee currently leads the Fiji PGA Tour OOM with 2600 points.

Lautoka’s Roneel Prakash is in second position with 1600 points followed by Viliame Sorowale in third spot with 1520 points.

Lee won all the first four tournaments on the Fiji PGA Tour schedule earlier this year. Lee is in the United States trying to qualify for the Korn Ferry Tour.

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